-Floyd County Jail records-
Michigan man accused of threatening Rome woman
A man from Detroit, Michigan was booked into the Floyd County Jail on a felony warrant charging him with terroristic threats and acts.
According to the warrant:
35-year-old Rashad Lavell Whitsett threatened to kill a Rome woman and her kids via text message.
The incident occurred on July 23.
The warrant states that Whitsett and the woman have a child together.
Man charged with terroristic threats and acts
A Rome man was arrested at his Knollwood Drive residence for allegedly making a threat on November 3.
According to the arrest warrant:
29-year-old Devian William Rush threatened to have a family member go to the victim’s residence and shoot up the home while the victim was inside.
Rush is charged with terroristic threats and acts.
Two charged with meth possession
Two people were arrested on drug charges during a traffic stop at Park Road and Old Rockmart Road.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
54-year-old Jeffrey Brian Thrash and 31-year-old Heather Cheyanne Wheeler Kraus, both of Rome, were found with suspected methamphetamine.
Both are charged with possession of meth.
Thrash is additionally charged with possession of drug-related objects after a glass smoking device was found in the passenger seat where he was sitting.
Chattooga County woman charged with possession of meth
A passenger in a vehicle stopped for a brake light violation on North Broad Street is facing drug charges.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
41-year-old Denise Raenelle Rogers of Summerville had a black bag containing two syringes and suspected methamphetamine following a K9 indication.
She was then found with a glass meth pipe during a search at the jail.
Rogers is charged with possession of meth, possession of drug-related objects, and crossing the guard line at the jail with drugs.
Warrant leads to drug arrest
The execution of a search warrant at a residence on North Avenue ended with the arrest of a Rome man.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
60-year-old Jimmy Dwayne Towe was found with a syringe containing suspected methamphetamine.
He is charged with possession of meth and possession of drug-related objects.
Man arrested following traffic stop
A Rome man was arrested on New Hermitage Road on charges of possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance, possession of dangerous drugs, and possession of drugs not in the original container.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
A vehicle driven by 36-year-old Christopher Lee Kirk was stopped for suspended registration.
He was then found with alprazolam and methocarbamol, which is a muscle relaxer.
Neither drug was in the original container.
